I agree. Thanks for sharing your work Bill including posting the pictures.
I was trolling on here a little over a month ago asking questions about the 300. Well, I went ahead with the purchase and love the boat. (2006 with 5 liter Bravos)
Twenty hours added already :smt001
Some of you gave me advice on what to look for including the door tracks mentioned above and although a little tempermental, I've noticed as long as I place a hand on the handle on top and the latch it slides open with no problems.
I have a few other observations and questions if you all don't mind!
I did have water in the bilge outside the head and the dealer fixed this. He never did say what the problem was, I'm thinking bilge pump issue? It has been bone dry since.
Question 1: How much deeper is your draft when getting up on a plane? It seems like a steep angle initially, but quickly gets out of the hole. Also, do you go WOT until it's out of the hole?
2: What is the switch forward of the remote controls on the Starbord side. It is just above "acc 2" and has a square with two arrows pointing inward and what looks like a wave in the middle?
3: If you have dead batteries, how do you jump start without access to the batteries? I saw something on here about using an aftermarket add on to the fuse panel under the steering wheel to lift the engine compartment cover. Does anyone know where I can get that add on?
Other than that (for now) I really like the 300. I went from a single screw to a twin and it just feels so much more stable. I'm sure the wider beam helps too.
One other observation I noticed is the boat appears to be aft heavey. Have you all experienced the same?
I was out this weekend and ran at 3500 rpm, and got about 29 mph. Is that about normal range?
Anyway, thanks for all the info you guys have placed on here. I've read half way through the 300 thread, so I apologise if I'm asking questions that have already been answered.
Brian
I was trolling on here a little over a month ago asking questions about the 300. Well, I went ahead with the purchase and love the boat. (2006 with 5 liter Bravos)
Twenty hours added already :smt001
Some of you gave me advice on what to look for including the door tracks mentioned above and although a little tempermental, I've noticed as long as I place a hand on the handle on top and the latch it slides open with no problems.
I have a few other observations and questions if you all don't mind!
I did have water in the bilge outside the head and the dealer fixed this. He never did say what the problem was, I'm thinking bilge pump issue? It has been bone dry since.
Question 1: How much deeper is your draft when getting up on a plane? It seems like a steep angle initially, but quickly gets out of the hole. Also, do you go WOT until it's out of the hole?
2: What is the switch forward of the remote controls on the Starbord side. It is just above "acc 2" and has a square with two arrows pointing inward and what looks like a wave in the middle?
3: If you have dead batteries, how do you jump start without access to the batteries? I saw something on here about using an aftermarket add on to the fuse panel under the steering wheel to lift the engine compartment cover. Does anyone know where I can get that add on?
Other than that (for now) I really like the 300. I went from a single screw to a twin and it just feels so much more stable. I'm sure the wider beam helps too.
One other observation I noticed is the boat appears to be aft heavey. Have you all experienced the same?
I was out this weekend and ran at 3500 rpm, and got about 29 mph. Is that about normal range?
Anyway, thanks for all the info you guys have placed on here. I've read half way through the 300 thread, so I apologise if I'm asking questions that have already been answered.
Brian